MS, signed a patent agreement with the manufacturer after another OS Google adoption

Microsoft, Google "Android" and "Chrome OS" between hardware manufacturers want to avoid being sued by adopting a protection agreement with two new patents.

 According to a press release for Microsoft, Acer is "based on the patent portfolio of Microsoft, covering a wide range of Acer tablet and smartphone equipped with the Android platform,"concluded a licensing agreement with Microsoft it. "ICONIA TAB", including the various terminals on Acer has equipped with Android.

 He served as general counsel Horacio Gutierrez, vice and corporate vice president of intellectual property and licensing at Microsoft, stated as follows. "To leverage our industry-wide licensing program that Acer, we are delighted. This program was developed to assist it to deal the Android is their intellectual property issues"

 ViewSonic's agreement with Microsoft is targeting and smart phones equipped with either a tablet or Chrome OS Android. The ViewSonic "ViewPad 7" is equipped with Android. The company has also reportedly is considering the adoption of Chrome OS in the tablet.

 The companies did not reveal the terms of the agreement, Microsoft is scheduled to receive a fee based on a patent license agreement from ViewSonic.

 Microsoft is aiming to handset manufacturers than to pursue patent infringement Google, are pressured to get manufacturers to license patents owned by its claim that Microsoft and has been infringed Chrome OS and Android . 2010 Microsoft has signed a long-time partner, and HTC. The more recent months, has contracted with several smaller handset manufacturers such as Onkyo, and Wistron.

 After the announcement of this agreement, serving as general counsel Brad Smith said Microsoft's agreement to this and many more followed the tweets .

 "Fall of 2011, I think it got there is a further development," Mr. Smith wrote.

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